US$1.5+ Billion Investment Pipeline At Africa’s Green Economy Summit
Age of 2025: Catalytic investment and innovation of climate elastic Africa-green and blue economies
Sanlam Investments was proud of the African Green Economic Summit (age) at the 2025 African Green Economic Summit (age) at the Century City Conference Center in Cape Town from February 19th to 21st, 20025. AGES is a major event that is to connect global capital with African -changing green economy business and projects, from entrepreneur startups to large -scale national infrastructure plans.
Sanlam Investments CEO Carl Roothman commented: “The theme of the 2025, the theme of the 2025, Establish climate elastic Africa: catalytic investment and innovation of green and blue economiesIt is completely consistent with our sustainable development of the Arctic Star. ”
“Alie provides a unique opportunity for global investors, which can interact with economically attractive high -influence initiatives, which provides new ways for sustainable growth. Last year, investing in more than 30 green projects, values, value More than 1.4 billion U.S. dollars. This is why AGES is an important platform that keeps capital with Africa’s green and blue economic goals. Energy, elastic infrastructure and climate change, and at the same time provide investors with the prospects of eye -catching investment results.
Leadership and professional knowledge in the 2025
The age of 2025 will bring the leading voice of sustainability and finance, including:
• ABEL SAKHAU, Chief Sustainable Development Officer of Sanlam Group in South Africa • Andrew Johnstone, CEO of the Dutch Climate Fund Manager • Ibrahim Shelleng, senior consultant of Nigeria Climate Finance Council,
• James Mnyupe, the President of the Republic of the Republic of Namibia and the hydrogen commissioner, James Mnyupe
• SEEWRAJ NUNDLALL, Chairman of the Mauritius Economic Development Committee • Mayor of Jordan Hill Levis, Mayor of Cape Town, South Africa
• National Business Initiative (NBI) CEO Shamela Soobramoney
These experts will provide valuable insights and practical guidance to help shape the green economy of Africa and accelerate their transition to a higher climate.
Explore green hydrogen and carbon market opportunities
The global decarburization promotion makes green hydrogen the cornerstone of sustainable energy. Africa is rich in renewable resources and dominates in this field. At 2025, it will explore how investment and partnerships release the potential of green hydrogen on local and global.
In addition, before the meeting, the master class navigating in the carbon market opportunity will provide participants with tools to optimize carbon income and promote influential climate operations.
2025: Focus on influence
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) officially appointed the warmest year in 2024. In view of the speed of climate change and its influence, Roothman hopes that in 2025, it will focus on these themes, and many of them will become the cornerstone of the dialogue of the times:
• Renewable energy expansion: The significant increase in solar energy, wind energy and hydraulic projects. Sanlam Investments support this through its own asset liability statement and funds such as sustainable infrastructure funds, business, industrial and public utility projects, and elastic investment funds.
• Green hydrogen leader: Southern Africa has become a global leader of green hydrogen. Through Sanlam Investments, the pioneering partner climate fund manager drives exports and local energy opportunities, and has driven exports and local energy opportunities in Namibia and South Africa.
• Capital harvest: Establish agricultural planting from scratch to help create employment opportunities and support more families.
• Tolerant climate financing: Gives small and medium -sized enterprises and groups of insufficient representatives to obtain and use climate -centered investment, so that all African communities can benefit from green growth.
• Sustainable investment: Cooperate with WWF and prove that projects and enterprises that are responsible for growth and environmental responsibility through plans such as Sanlam Living Planet Fund are proved.
• Blue Economic Plan: Using Africa’s marine and water resources to achieve sustainable economic growth. Climate Fund Manager supports Marine Finance Corporation (OFC) to end the world’s largest debt exchange. The Pagos Islands is one of the most important ecosystems on the planet.
Join 2025 age
The summit provides a unique platform that can connect, collaborate, and accelerate the green economy of Africa. By gathered global capital, cutting -edge solutions, and long -term leadership of 2025, it will play a key role in promoting Africa’s green transition.
Rusman concluded: “Africa is in the threshold of the era of transformation. Sustainable investment is continuously developing, and investors need to surpass traditional ESG considerations to focus on scalable and influential investment. Stop talking and thinking policies and regulations, and now it is time to take action.
sun. At present, the asset distribution of these investment is insufficient. Times provide a platform for dialogue and feasible commitments to have a lasting impact. ”
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